Novak Djokovic is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Djokovic has defeated Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alexei Popyrin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition at the Australian Open. Djokovic has a positive record (22-6) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Dino Prizmic (187) – 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4
R2 – Alexei Popyrin (43) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (32) – H2H 2-0
or Gael Monfils (76) – H2H 19-1
R4 – Ben Shelton (16) – H2H 1-0
or Adrian Mannarino (19) – H2H 4-0
1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – H2H 11-2
or Taylor Fritz (12) – H2H 8-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (4) – H2H 4-2
or Andrey Rublev (5) – H2H 5-1
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 3-2
or Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 10-5
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R2 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

30 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Alexei has a 121-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexei lost to Ben Shelton in the 3rd round 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin

This would be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Alexei Popyrin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

32 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
39
High
27
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-30 7-10 19-13 5-4 1-3 0-0
2023 37-29 8-11 25-14 3-2 1-2 0-0
2022 53-33 4-5 48-25 1-1 0-2 0-0
2021 63-29 0-2 62-26 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 26-15 0-1 24-13 0-0 0-0 2-1
2019 64-27 16-8 48-19 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 44-23 4-3 40-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 17-11 0-0 17-11 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 1-2 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Argentine has a 33-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Etcheverry was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2 6-2.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

This would be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Tomas Martin Etcheverry play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic may square off with Gael Monfils. Their head to head is 19-1 for Novak Djokovic.

R4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

42 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
13
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-25 22-13 8-4 8-4 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In the last 4 years, Shelton has a 47-27 record on hard.

The American’s best result of this season was reaching the semifinal Auckland.

Last year at the Australian Open Ben capitulated to Tommy Paul in the quarter 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton

This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Novak Djokovic could square off with Adrian Mannarino. Their head to head record is 4-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/4 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 11-2 for Novak Djokovic

45 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
3
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-22 13-11 22-6 8-3 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 2-1 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 10 years, Tsitsipas has a 170-86 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Greek lost to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This contest would be 14th time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 11-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Novak Djokovic may face Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 8-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Novak Djokovic

65 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 65-6 40-3 11-2 5-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 1-0 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. During the last 7 years, Sinner has a 99-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sinner was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4th round 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Novak Djokovic may play Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 5-1 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Novak Djokovic

52 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-11 22-5 17-4 5-1 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 7 years, Carlos has a 76-20 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alcaraz didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Novak Djokovic may take on Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 10-5 for Novak Djokovic.